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2 hours ago, LazySlipper said:

Should start taking a look at schools. Many backpackers come here and take up space teaching on 1 month visas or simply on overstay. That is killing the law of supply and demand and actually creating a downward trend on the salary scales.

The reason schools take on backpackers is because they are cheap. 

As usual here it's all about money.

It's air-con that racks the domestic bill up.

My current bill is 1201.88 baht but little or no air-con for the last month. 303 units.

This goes upto 600 units when the air-con (3) are used overnight. 

My new Nationwide visa debit card comes in the normal post to my home.

Never had a problem.

Business franked mail seems to arrive without a hitch, at least in my experience over the last 10 years.

There is nothing normal about Pattaya.  It's unique. 

One persons normal is another persons abnormal in Pattaya. 

You ride a bicycle.

You can't drive one.

5 hours ago, Nong Khai Man said:

Darkness and slippery conditions were blamed........Well it NORMALLY is Dark at 05.30 am,In'it ??

Only at this time of year.

Went to get my latest 1 year non O marriage visa extension last week.

Arrived at 0910 left at 0955.

A massive improvement since the dark days of Mukdahan when it could take 3 hours or longer.

Might as well fine all the sports stars with alcohol logos on their apparel and sports teams and stadiums as well.

I always apply for my income letter 1 month in advance of the extension (UK).

I have done a marriage extension for 9 years and have never been asked to apply for  a retirement extension. 

4 hours ago, Jangot said:

Interesting topic, one I have given some thought to.

I left UK permanently in 1982.  I have kept my UKDL registered address at my sister's address.  I did that when the licence changed from a booklet style to the computer print style. I have never applied for the photo licence as there is no requirement to do so.

Now my UKDL will expire next year on my 70th birthday.  I could re-apply (need to state nil medical problem that would affect driving) but I would have to make the clear, written and incorrect, statement that I reside at my sister's address in UK.

Now that would certainly work, and I would get my licence renewed. 

Until I had an accident.  Then all would be revealed and I would probably be deemed as driving unlicensed so my insurance would probably be invalidated and all would go into the cess pit in short order.

I won't be renewing my UKDL!

(I do resent this as I cannot see why, as a UK citzen, renewing my UK driving licence should be dependant upon me being resident).

 

Just as being a UK tax payer and living officially in Thailand doesn't entitle you to free UK NHS treatment if you are non resident in the UK. Total crap.

18 hours ago, pontious said:

You must reside in UK to renew.

No. Just use a UK address of a friend or family member.

Suggest you go to the local land office and get an official survey conducted to establish where the actual official land boundaries are before doing anything further. 

I have a incinerator to burn my household rubbish.

All garden waste is burnt separately and dug back into the veggie patch.

Happens every year in the North and Isan. 

Too much Lao Khao and left overnight without appropriate cover on temps going South of 20C at night. 

Good riddance to the illegal alien scum.

Worried about 220 baht.

What does your bank charge for the forex conversion?

If zero, count yourself lucky and stuff up the fee.

Banks don't do freebies anymore. 

More mumbo jumbo

Thailand is Buddhist. Suggest you don't come for Chrimbo the falang food is crap unless you can afford stupid prices and then it's still crap.

I have been in Thailand for more than 9 years and if it happens to me I get up and leave, although this is very rare as I normally don't receive such bad treatment.

There are plenty of other places who would welcome my custom.

It is gross income and I get my UK embassy income letter a month before the extension due date.

4 hours ago, yellowboat said:

This is the worst accusation yet of the all powerful junta.  You have full control and do not have any due process for anything, and yet you cannot get anything done.  The problem is they possibly lack the actual skills to get anything done, or they really do not care one way or the other.   

Of course they don't care. They are to busy filling their pockets. 

I haven't but 2 friends of mine tried. 1 Aussie and 1 Brit.

Both gave up over the amount of bureaucracy involved and the time taken. 

We are talking  years at least back then.

Surely not.

Never heard of such an outrageous sugesstion. 555

Taxi from Nana Soi 4 on Suk takes 30 minutes.

Everything in Thailand is advertised as ViP, it means ViPr*ck.

It's now so ridiculous that even in the boonies you now see VViP . 555